Central Maine Power

CMP Proposes $6 Million Compensation Fund As Alternative To Fine

By • Aug 8, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press/file

Central Maine Power spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett says the company's proposed $6 million consumer compensation fund is meant to be an alternative to a fine the Public Utilities Commission staff proposed for customer service issues.

Regulators Delaying Decision On CMP Rate Hike Until Billing Investigation Ends

By Christopher Burns - Bangor Daily News • Aug 7, 2019
Troy R. Bennett / Bangor Daily News/file

Maine utilities regulators announced Tuesday that they will delay a decision on a requested rate increase from Central Maine Power until after investigations into billing and metering issues end.

NextEra: PUC Power Line Decision 'Replete With Errors'

By • Aug 7, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - An energy company that wants to derail a proposed 145-mile transmission line across Maine says the Public Utility Commission's approval is "replete with errors."

Maine Public Advocate Wants Closer Consideration Of CMP Cases Amid Rate Hike Request

By • Jul 29, 2019
Lori Valigra / Bangor Daily News

Public advocate Barry Hobbins addressed members of the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee about CMP as the utility asks for a rate increase.

Dispute Leaves Some Streetlights Off In Maine's Largest City

By • Jul 29, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - A contract dispute between Maine's biggest city and a utility has left two dozen streetlights dark.

Maine PUC Criticizes CMP Over Billing In Op-ed

By • Jul 22, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Public Utilities Commission has taken the unusual step of writing a newspaper op-ed chastising a power company in the state for doing a poor job of transitioning to a new billing system.

CMP Customers Criticize Utility For Sky-High Bills, Poor Customer Service

By • Jul 18, 2019
Troy R. Bennett / BDN

Unjustified bill increases, confusing bills, endless wait-times for customer service representatives who turn out to be uninformed - those were just a few of the many complaints Central Maine Power customers brought to a Portland hearing convened last night by the state's Public Utilities Commission.

CMP To Appear Before State Regulators Over Billing System

By • Jul 16, 2019

Central Maine Power’s billing practices and other controversies involving the state’s largest utility are in the spotlight in Portland on Tuesday.

Opposition Group To Launch Petition Effort To Kill CMP’s Transmission Project

By • Jul 10, 2019
Say NO to NECEC Facebook group

Opponents of Central Maine Power’s proposed 145-mile power line through western Maine say they will start a petition drive to take the question to a statewide vote.

BIW's Largest Union Opposes CMP's Proposed Transmission Line Through Western Maine

By • Jul 3, 2019
Courtesy Central Maine Power

The largest union at Bath Iron Works is standing with local steel workers to oppose Central Maine Power's  transmission line project through western Maine.

Thunderstorms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Maine

By • Jul 1, 2019

WESTBROOK, Maine - The power is mostly back on a day after thunderstorms left thousands of Maine homes and businesses in the dark.

Newspaper's Investigation Says Maine Utility Misled Public

By • Jun 24, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - The operators of a Maine power company didn't adequately test a new billing system that proved to be prone to errors when it was rolled out in 2017.

Mills Vetoes Bill That Would Limit CMP's Ability To Seize Private Land For Transmission Project

By • Jun 13, 2019
Fred Bever / Maine Public

A bill that would limit Central Maine Power's ability to seize land for its proposed 145-mile transmission project has failed following a veto by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.

Mills Vetoes Bills That Target CMP Transmission Project

By • Jun 13, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills Wednesday vetoed two bills aimed at establishing more stringent standards for the approval of electric transmission lines. 

Bills Would Give Maine Communities More Say In CMP’s Transmission Project

By • Jun 6, 2019
Fred Bever / Maine Public file

The Maine House of Representatives has given early approval to a pair of bills that could affect the construction of a controversial transmission line from northern Maine down to Massachusetts.

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